13 Apr
2006
13 Apr
'06
11:32 a.m.
I'm curious if anyone has done something similar
with an RK05.
Certainly the bearings can be replaced, but can they also be cleaned and
relubricated? is it safe to pull the entire voice coil assembly apart,
clean the bearings and tracks, relubricate and reassemble?
For the RK05, the maintenance manual gives a procedure for replacing the
carriage bearings, and I think the IPB manual gives an exploded diagram
and parts list for the voice coil positioner. Therefore it was regarded
as possible to dismantle it in the field and replace parts.
I am pretty sure the bearings are standard parts. It may be better to
replace them, I wound't want to risk luvricant getting onto the disk or
heads. But actually you should be alright taking the covers off the
bearings and lubrigating them (I would guess a light grease is the stuff
to use here).
If you dismantle the positioner, be warned that about the first thing you
have to do is remove the heafs. Which means you'll need an alignment pack
to get it back together again.
-tony